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ChurchChristianityPolish component of Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine — UNESCO World Heritage Site (2013)

Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel in Smolnik

Cerkiew św. Michała Archanioła w Smolniku

Smolnik, Podkarpackie, Poland Dedication / Patron Saint: Saint Michael the Archangel

Boyko-type wooden church representing a different Carpathian liturgical building tradition.

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About Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel in Smolnik

Identity, documented context and sacred significance.

Boyko-type wooden church representing a different Carpathian liturgical building tradition. UNESCO included this church in the transnational 2013 series of sixteen Carpathian wooden tserkvas associated with Orthodox and Greek Catholic communities.

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Place TypeChurch
Religious TraditionChristianity
Dedication / Patron SaintSaint Michael the Archangel
LocationSmolnik, Podkarpackie, Poland
CountryPoland
ArchitectureCarpathian wooden tserkva; horizontal-log construction
HeritagePolish component of Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine — UNESCO World Heritage Site (2013)

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Religious TraditionChristianity
Dedication / Patron SaintSaint Michael the Archangel

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Historical Record

UNESCO included this church in the transnational 2013 series of sixteen Carpathian wooden tserkvas associated with Orthodox and Greek Catholic communities.

Editorial Context

Historical Eastern Christian origin does not by itself establish the current congregation or rite.

Architecture & Sacred Complex

Carpathian wooden tserkva; horizontal-log construction · UNESCO World Heritage: Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine (2013); Polish component · Polish component of Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine — UNESCO World Heritage Site (2013)

Historic Carpathian timber church in horizontal-log construction, with a liturgical layout shaped by Eastern Christian traditions. The structure belongs to UNESCO’s transnational series of wooden tserkvas.

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October 15, 2026